Would love to hear your opinion on this "ute"...

[lmoengnr]

Did you guys get the Mighty Boy? I think that's an Aussie plate and RHD...
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They were sold here, popular with drivers of B doubles and road trains.
They could stow 'em behind the cabin, and use 'em as emergency chocks if their park brakes failed...

 

[figjam]

Aus got the Mighty Boy.
A mate had just bought a new Suzuki Sierra, ( Jimni in the USA ?) and he received an invite to the local dealer for a 'sneak preview of an exciting new release' before it went on public sale.
He invited me to accompany him to see this excitement, and we had no idea of what it was to be. A V8 Sierra perhaps ?
Anticipation turned to polite disbelief as we were introduced to this ..... ummm ..... recreational toy and it's 'fun' uses.
Laughter was supressed until driving away in his Sierra.

 

[stick3]

the good old mighty boy they also made great eskys on hot days with the tub full of ice

 

[figjam]

I love reading history, especially predictions from back then, which don't happen .

Click ......... Chevrolet SSR Ute To Come Down Under | GM Inside News Forum

 

[DavesSV6Tonner]

A mate had a Mighty Boy for a little while.
He used to joke that the cabin was so small he couldn't crack a fat in it without breaking the windscreen.

 

[VS 5.0]

Did you guys get the Mighty Boy? I think that's an Aussie plate and RHD...
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This is a Mighty Boy.....

https://www.whichcar.com.au/feature..._03_SM&utm_term=list_streetmachine_newsletter

 

[lmoengnr]

This is a Mighty Boy.....

https://www.whichcar.com.au/feature..._03_SM&utm_term=list_streetmachine_newsletter

Where does the driver put his feet?

 

[UTE042_NZ]

I knew I had seen one of these for sale recently but couldn't find the listing. Then today I looked in my "lost" TradeMe bookmarks. The dude obviously had no takers in the three months he had it up there. Not even the RHD conversion could save it. Pity, because a convertible hardtop V8 ute is such a great idea. Shameful that GM's designers were taking the wrong drugs when they attempted it. Couldn't have made the 1940-50s original inspirations look any worse if they were working blindfolded in a dark room by feel.

 

[lmoengnr]

I knew I had seen one of these for sale recently but couldn't find the listing. Then today I looked in my "lost" TradeMe bookmarks. The dude obviously had no takers in the three months he had it up there. Not even the RHD conversion could save it. Pity, because a convertible hardtop V8 ute is such a great idea. Shameful that GM's designers were taking the wrong drugs when they attempted it. Couldn't have made the 1940-50s original inspirations look any worse if they were working blindfolded in a dark room by feel.

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Were they also called a Trailblazer? Fitted with an LS2?

 

[UTE042_NZ]

Wasn't the Trailblazer a SUV, not a "Roadster Utility"? An update/upscale Chevy Blazer? Yea, they both ended up with LS2s in their final versions, but both had 5.3 Vortec LM4 "Llama" before that (2004-2006).